Did the WTBTS really quit the U.N.?

What were NGOs like Allen Gregory and Paul Gillies of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society encouraged to do at the OSCE conference on Anti-Semitism?  Was it a simple conference to hear views on freedom of religion?

No, it was not!  To the contrary, it was a conference to encourage NGOs and other representatives to take action on what they learned!

Quote: Section 5 (page 1) paragraph 1:

Minister chairman.

Ladies and gentlemen.

“As a member of our conference already has reminded us.  This conference is not an academic seminar.  We have discrimination we talk about around us in most countries and

we must act!

Page 3 quote:

“I urge to you representatives of governments to give your support to ODIHR to organize such open conferences in many states in Central Asia, in the Caucasus region and in the Balkans, where still is religious problems specified in Kosovo and where local NGOs, churches and religious organizations and groups can meet in there own countries and report to you and other represents of the OSCE in their own languages.

http://www.osce.org/documents/cio/2005/06/15067_en.pdf

So we can see that the representatives from the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, are taking an active role in “supporting” these political affairs to succeed and further spread.  The Watchtower Society is allowing themselves to ”take action” in these conferences,and has therefore totally taken a stand for a political event and thereby voided out all claims of so-called neutrality, just as they did when they “registered” to become a member of the United Nations.

Overview of conference center:

The inner courtyard of the Palacio de Congreso in Cordoba, where the OSCE held a conference on anti-Semitism and on other forms of intolerance on 8 and 9 June 2005. (OSCE/Alexander Nitzsche)http://www.osce.org/item/9735.htmlStrict security measures will be in operation throughout the conference period and pooling, organized from the Media Center, will be necessary in most cases for photo-journalists.(last paragraph here:)   http://www.osce.org/item/14124.html So this conference was not just a simple affair was it?  Strict security measures were implemented for the protection of those attending such a conference!  Registration, passport, and proper ID badge were required.  Even luggage was not permitted at the Congress Palace.  So in-other-words, the Watchtower NGOs Allen Gregory and Paul Gillies were putting their very life on the line to attend and participate in this political event.Is the OSCE involved with the military?  Yes it is, and here are some notes about the OSCE Code of Conduct.A regime for the democratic control of armed forces exists in the OSCE area (which stretches from Vancouver to Vladivostok) through a “Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security” (1994). This instrument, which links civil-military relations to human rights and international humanitarian law, has no counterpart in other security organizations. Intruding into an area of state power hitherto considered a sanctum sanctorum, it commits the OSCE member states to a regular exchange of information on the status of the democratic control of their armed forces, as well as on such issues as the fight against terrorism and the stationing of troops on foreign soil.
The book represents an urgently needed reference work on both the contents and the impact of the Code; drawing on as-yet unpublished materials, it offers a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on the Code, as well as an in-depth assessment of implementation trends in the OSCE region.  (  http://hei.unige.ch/publ/books/2005/OSCE.html  )This implicates the Watchtower Society with collaborating through its NGOs Allen Gregory, Marcel Gillet, and Paul Gillies with military influence, because they receive and send reports directly to the OSCE organization as to religious security needs.  You may recall that Belgium and the United states are member states with the OSCE.  Paul Gillies and Marcel Gillet are listed as NGOs under the Belgium State.  Likewise, Allen Gregory is listed under the United States as an NGO attending the OSCE conference.Look at pages 3 and 7 here:http://osce.usmission.gov/Cordoba/Cordoba_NGOs.pdf  Please consider these OSCE documents for member states:http://www.osce.org/documents/sg/1994/12/702_en.pdf

Yet hypocritically, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society published in their “Make Sure of All Things” book 1965 page 353, that “Christians Are No Part of the World, and Do Not Take Sides in its Political Affairs.”  Also, that “Early Christians Avoided ALL Political Involvement!

Do these pictures indicate a “non-political” or “strictly neutral” stand as to government affairs as claimed by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?   Do you think these people are attending this conference to discuss God’s Kingdom? (example Anti-Semitism conference Vienna).

Read Vienna Timeline

This page provides background, reports and links regarding the international conference on anti-Semitism sponsored in Vienna June 19-20 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).  Participants included governmental and non-governmental representatives from the 55 participating states (Europe, FSU, and North America).  Read how this conference is structured and how this new mechanism will provide ongoing coordination in the fight against anti-Semitism.

Latest: OSCE Ministerial Council, Maastricht, December 2003 Latest: Human Dimension Meeting, Warsaw, October 2003 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meets in Rotterdam Washington Jewish Week Editorial Although an illness prevented Elie Wiesel from personally delivering the opening keynote address in Vienna, his written statement is available online. Fact Sheet U.S. Congress Passes Anti-Semitism Resolutions Helsinki Commission Statement Timeline Official OSCE Conference Web page OSCE Press Release (June 10) Intervention by Mark B. Levin, June 19 (Session 2) Intervention by Robert J. Meth, June 20 (Session 4) News Coverage Ha’aretz (June 19) International Herald-Tribune (June 19) JTA (June 20) RFE/RL (June 20) New York Times (June 21)

JTA (June 23)
Jerusalem Post (June 22)
Jerusalem Post - Foxman Op-Ed (June 23)
NY Jewish Week (June 26)
Washington Jewish Week (July 10)
NY Jewish Week (July 11)
Jerusalem Post (June 22)
Jerusalem Post - Foxman Op-Ed (June 23)
NY Jewish Week (June 26)
Washington Jewish Week (July 10)
NY Jewish Week (July 11)
Jerusalem Post (July 11)
Washington Jewish Week (July 17) Rudolph Giuliani Leads U.S. Delegation


Rudy to Stay on Anti-Semitism Beat? (July 11)
Giuliani briefs Secretary Powell (July 3)
Giuliani Intervention
NCSJ Statement
U.S. Department of State Announcement
Biography of Rudolph Giuliani
Joint Appearance with Secretary of State Powell (hear audio clip)
Press Release by Rep. Chris Smith
Public Members Named to U.S. Delegation


ADL Page
AJCommittee press release
Intervention by Mark Levin, NCSJ Executive Director
Intervention by Robert J. Meth, NCSJ Chairman

Conference Agenda - updated and annotated June 16
Additional Material on OSCE and U.S. Helsinki Commission
June 20 Breakfast Panel:
Media Strategies to Combat Anti-Semitism
Link to Institute on Religion and Public Policy

http://www.ncsj.org/Vienna2003.shtml

How are NGOs like Allen Gregory and Paul Gillies of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society assisting OSCE and its objectives?  Well, one way these NGOs are assisting OSCE is by making reports and sending them back to the Watchtower and then the Watchtower writes articles about the OSCE which are published worldwide!

Here are other ways:

The potential contributions to OSCE work of the NGOs that
maintain contacts with the OSCE and on the basis of data stored
at the ODIHR, can be described as follows:
1. They can promote OSCE goals, objectives and provisions, they
can raise awareness of the OSCE’s work and win public support for
it.
2. They can add to the OSCE’s fund of ideas and support its
normative work.
3. They can monitor the implementation of OSCE commitments, in
particular those relating to the Human Dimension.
4. They can undertake co-operative activities in the Human
Dimension (election monitoring, legislation advice, etc.) and
other fields.
5. They can engage in conflict prevention and crisis management
tasks, in particular through “non-official” mediation and
communal dialogue. They can assist in the training of OSCE staff
and in the provision of information and background material.
6. They can provide scientific expertise in all areas of OSCE
work: military aspects of security, political and economic
affairs, Human Dimension.
7. Co-operation with NGOs in these areas could contribute
additional financial, organizational and personnel capacities to
the implementation of OSCE tasks.(above 1-7 are found scrolling down about 1 inch of your scroll bar here).  http://www.gdrc.org/ngo/ngo-enhance.htmlCan you tell me how many times the name “Jesus Christ” was discussed in the above information with pictures?  Not even once!  So how can the Watchtower Society representatives claim that their political associations with OSCE and other government officials has anything to do with God’s purposes?What is the criteria for attending an OSCE conference?  Do you have to register with government entities?  Are you required to wear an OSCE identification badge?  Why don’t we consider some of these requirements!1. The conference is being held at “The Cordoba Congress Palace!  2. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will participate in the meeting.  5. Participants are encouraged to submit “written contributions” to the Document Distributions Unit.8. All participants will be requested to present their passport or photo ID as listed in the registration form whenever they wish to enter the Congress Palace.  For the same reason, we kindly ask participants to contact the Conference registration’s desk at the Congress Palace prior to the opening ceremony.Advance registration is highly recommended in order to avoid delays in issuing the conference badges and materials before the Opening Ceremony.Please note that for security reasons, luggage cannot be stored at the Congress Palace including during the closing day of the Congress.  We, therefore, would recommend that luggage be stored at hotels.http://www.osce.si/docs/2005-06-08-09-cordoba-boj-proti-nestrpnosti-tehnicne-info.pdfCongress Palace?  Ngos will participate?  Passport or photo ID? Registration form?  Congress Palace badges?  No luggage allowed for security reasons?Do any of those politically related terms even remotely describe “No Part of The World?” or “Avoiding All Political Involvement?”   So how is the Watchtower Society taking an active role in support of the OSCE?Well, how about “advertising” the name OSCE to the entire world and its agendas, as was done in their “Awake” 1997 August 22nd page 31?  See below:

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The Watchtower Society asked its members in the past just how they viewed hypocrisy.Perhaps by taking another look at the Watchtower Society and their own “faithful and discrete slave class,” Jehovah’s Witnesses can see the true meaning of the word “Hypocrisy!” thanks to Towerwatcher for this information!